Barbara Jean Allen, age 78 of Hermitage, TN, passed away August 17, 2019 after a recent illness. She was born on June 15, 1941 to the late Harold and Oleen Bingham in Nashville, TN. She retired as head of security with Pinkerton Security, where she received an award of honor for saving lives at First American Center during the tornado that hit downtown Nashville in 1994. She is survived by her daughter, Pam (Rick) Chapman; son, Ricky Allen; brother, Mike (Earnestine) Bingham; sisters, Jenny McCormick and Elaine Camp; grandchildren, Ricky Allen, II and Tara Grimmett; great grandchildren, Dawson Chapman, Audrey (Rosebud) Grimmett, Devon Allen and Alexis Allen and numerous nieces and nephews. Services to celebrate Barbara’s life will be at Twelve Noon the afternoon of Thursday, August 22, 2019 at Roselawn Funeral Home in Murfreesboro. Placement will follow in Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens. Mrs. Allen is preceded in death by her parents, grandparents, Frank and Daisy Bailey; husband, Clyde Allen; and brothers, Robert Bingham and Larry Bingham. She was deeply loved by family, extended family and friends. She leaves a vacancy in all our hearts that can never be filled. To leave thoughts or memories, visit www.roselawnfh.com. Friends are cordially invited to visitation from Four O’clock until Eight O’clock the afternoon of Wednesday, August 21,2019 at Roselawn Funeral Home,5350 NW Broad Street Murfreesboro, TN 37129 615-893-2742
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